[Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate

[Susan Kelmer]

I gladly pay for several news subscriptions, as I would have for a delivered newspaper back in the day.  Yes, it is frustrating to run into this, but are we not members of a university/college with a … library?  You can probably read this article either in hard copy or electronically through your campus library (I know I can) or even your local library.  I don’t happen to have a subscription to the NYTimes (I opt for the WashPo instead) but sometimes these stories end up going across platforms, and you will be able to read a similar story at a newspaper that you do subscribe to within a few days, especially if this particular story gets picked up by AP News (which it very well might).

But I am not opposed to paying for news from sources I want to see on a regular basis.  It costs money to produce news.  Reporters, researchers and editors should be paid for their work.  There are offices to maintain with utilities and office supplies and maintenance and cleaning. There are travel expenses to be paid out as well.  My $10 a month to an online newspaper is really a bargain.

And I agree with Aaron, we should share these articles when we come across them, as they ARE newsworthy and some of us will have access to read them.

Susan Kelmer
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We have struggled with this same issue for a very long time in both the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, and now the Access Information Newsletter as well. It is incredibly frustrating to be interested in an article that only asks for money when you click. I share this frustration. Both personally and professionally. We even share ways in our publications to “work around it." But I am also a Publisher who has been tasked with delivering important and timely access and technology news to as many blind, vision impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, neurodivergent and/or disabled persons each week as possible. And sometimes, let’s be honest, most times, that information is behind a pay wall. So what should we do when we are unable to find that same information, for free, anywhere else? Should we simply not include the information? Even if it is incredibly important? Any feedback anyone might wish to provide on this topic would be incredibly informative for us, and I believe the access community as a whole. Thank you. :)

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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate

Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall.

Robert


On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott <lissner.2 at osu.edu<mailto:lissner.2 at osu.edu>> wrote:
If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come through:


 John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate<https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/>
The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren’t even allowed to use their phones when they’re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ...

The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office.

The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman’s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them.

Read the full article <https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/>
https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/

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